4. Exercise 4 ( Westergaard. Determine the stresses of the soil to 8 m depth below the center of the tank. The tank is 17 ft in radius and the material causes a pressure force of 5000 psf at the base of the nts) A circular tank is supported on a ground that satisfies the presumptions of tank.
4. Exercise 4 ( Westergaard. Determine the stresses of the soil to 8 m depth below the center of the tank. The tank is 17 ft in radius and the material causes a pressure force of 5000 psf at the base of the nts) A circular tank is supported on a ground that satisfies the presumptions of tank.
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A circular tank is supported on a ground that satisfies the presumptions of Westergaard. Determine the stresses of the soil to 8 m depth below the center of the tank. The tank is 17 ft in radius and the material causes a pressure force of 5000 psf at the base of the tank.
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